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By Tuesday, October 11, Charter Communications will begin expanding its cable service in St. Ignace, increasing cable offerings from nearly 40 channels to 200 channels and adding digital music and high speed Internet access. The project originally was slated to be done in July, but has lagged throug More ... State park and marina use this summer increased, state-wide, although use in the Upper Peninsula was down this year and was less than expected, possibly owing to a bad economy and soaring fuel prices, say state administrators. More ... Above: The streets of St. Ignace were busy with visitors and family strollers for the annual Autumn Apple Days weekend, Friday, September 30, and Saturday, October 1. Many families enjoyed the pumpkin roll event on Goudreau hill next to City Hall Saturday. More ... In the Midwest, pumpkins and apples symbolize the month of October, and this year, throughout the business district and at St. Ignace schools, Autumn Apple Days and The Great Pumpkin Roll brought cider, decorated pumpkins, exercise, and commerce to the area Friday, September 30, and Saturday, Octobe More ... If Michigan reduced the state%27s unintended pregnancies by just 10 percent, it would save more than $27 million in Medicaid expenditures. That, and other statistics, have prompted Governor Jennifer Granholm to launch the "Talk Early and Talk Often" campaign to make parents more informed and teens m More ... Cedarville High School junior Kristen Duman and senior Michael Thompson were crowned the Homecoming Queen and King at halftime during the Cedarville and Pickford varsity football game Friday night, September 30. Activities leading up to the crowning included spirit week with a movie theme, dress-up days, the Powder Puff football game, and Parents Night before the game Friday night. A bon-fire followed the game, which Cedarville won, 30-0. More ... Denise Erickson, animal control officer of Luce County, left for Louisiana Friday, September 23, with a truck, three assistants, and a 30-foot horse trailer to pick up homeless animals and bring them back to the U.P. for adoption. According to George Ford, president of the Mackinac Animal Aid Associ More ... Pellston Regional Airport in Emmet County will receive $1,159,000 from the Department of Transportation. More ... |
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